Your Heroine’s Journey!

If the classic Hero’s Journey is prompted by an external world call for change, the Heroine’s Journey is prompted by: 1. Feelings of “is this all there is?” 2. “I always really wanted to …” and 3. “This isn’t what I thought it would be like …” The Heroine’s Journey for today’s woman is about […]

Empty and Stuffed

Empty is a word that we don’t like to use to describe ourselves – garbage cans are preferred empty, we often empty a chip or cookie bag, a vacant lot is empty until a home is built.  But for a person to feel empty, vulnerable, well … that must mean there is something wrong with […]

When Am I Going To Get Over This?

We all have a “this” we want to get beyond. We yearn for the freedom of release from the heaviness of whatever our “this” is. Sometimes in that yearning, we adopt coping behaviors to minimize the discomfort – like ordering that second (or third) cocktail, eating second (or third) helpings, forgoing a trip to the […]

Connected!

It was a normal … usual … average … day. I slid behind the wheel of my car to run a few errands and tossed my purse onto the passenger seat as I’d done about a million times before. And for some reason, I really heard it that day. The Bluetooth thing-a-ma-jig in my car […]

Winter Solstice Opportunity

Friday, December 21, 2018, is the Winter Solstice, the longest, darkest night of the year in the northern hemisphere. The Winter Solstice is also the rebirth of light, in that each day becomes a bit longer after the Solstice. In the land of The Modern Goddess, we pause at the Winter Solstice to acknowledge the […]

Chunk It Down!

So, last week I talked about the distinction between Upgrade and Update – and that I was choosing to Upgrade as I chose my new home. Done! Signed last Friday, though not delivered until January. I won’t lie – even though I have been very consciously choosing to stand in the power of “Both/And” in […]

Update or Upgrade?

Several years ago, my mom asked me what the difference is between a security update and a security upgrade on her computer. I told her the updates are the included, ongoing patches to her existing program’s contract and that upgrades are offered when it is time to renew the subscription or get a new version […]

The Resilience of Both – And

In my youth, I was more of an “Either-Or” person. The swinging pendulum of Either-Or seemed to keep things simple. Circumstances were good or bad. People were friend or foe. I was a sinner or a saint. Fortunately, somewhere in my twenties, I discovered the limitations of Either-Or – like there was no middle ground, […]

A Funny Thing Happens On The Way To Goals!

I met my target date of Monday, October 1 to hand over my book manuscript to my editor!!!! Wheeeee! Happy Dance!!! I spent the weekend before that target date in the writing (or in this case, rewriting) nest and completed my goal. When done, I experienced everything from feeling a little deflated and flat to […]

Fifty is the New Fifty!

Forty is the new twenty … fifty is the new thirty … sixty is the new forty …. Can I just call Bullshit? While the fabulous face creams out there can certainly support our skin to look dewier and smoother longer and longer, and eating fruits and veggies and lean protein can support us to […]